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Carrier Doesn't Owe Coverage for Injured Carpenter's Claim 06/18/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not owe coverage for an injured carpenter’s claim. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Pizzeria Worker Gets Benefits for Burn Injuries Despite Workplace Intoxication 06/18/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a pizzeria worker for his burn injuries despite his intoxication at the time of the accident. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Denies Additional PPD for Worker's Back Injury 06/18/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to any additional permanent partial disability for a back injury from a slip-and-fall accident. ...Read More
 
 

Court Differentiates Horseplay From Assault, Denies Benefits to Worker Struck by Golf Cart 06/18/2025
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from being struck by a co-worker driving a golf cart, since he was the victim of assault and battery, not a practical joke gone wrong. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Must File Comp Claim Before Suing Employer 06/17/2025
State: FL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal
Florida workers can't unilaterally decide that an injury explicitly excluded from workers' compensation coverage is not compensable before suing their employers in tort, a state appellate court ruled. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Gets Benefits for Parking Lot Fall 06/17/2025
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a woman for her injuries from a fall in the parking lot adjacent to her workplace after she arrived to begin her workday. ...Read More
 
 

General Contractor Gets Award of Damages, Plus Interest, on Indemnification Claim 06/17/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to damages, including prejudgment interest on the judgment in this action and postjudgment interest on the judgment in the underlying action. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Expand Claim 06/17/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to add a SLAP tear of the right shoulder as a compensable condition in his claim. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claim by Worker on Bridge Demolition Project 06/17/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his injuries from a bridge demolition project. ...Read More
 
 

WCD Posts Annual Self-Insurer Premium Assessment Bulletin 06/17/2025
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Monday published a bulletin explaining how to calculate self-insured employer premium assessments for the fiscal year that starts July 1. ...Read More
 
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